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Reddit experimenting with blocking mobile browsers (old.reddit.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by lynny@lemmy.world to c/technology@beehaw.org

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As quoted from the linked post.

It looks like you’re part of one of our experiments. The logged-in mobile web experience is currently unavailable for a portion of users. To access the site you can log on via desktop, the mobile apps, or wait for the experiment to conclude.

This is separate from the API issue. This will actually BLOCK you from even viewing reddit on your phone without using the official app.

Archive.org link in case the post is removed.

https://web.archive.org/web/20230611224026/https://old.reddit.com/r/help/comments/135tly1/helpdid_reddit_just_destroy_mobile_browser_access/jim40zg/

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[–] Pepper@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

Is this supposed to be some kind of gotcha so Reddit can say 'hah, you used the app to look at Reddit!'?

[–] moose_cannon@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I literally just had an instance of opening a nsfw reddit link from a Google search and it informed me that I could only see nsfw posts in the app...

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[–] nattekrant@feddit.nl 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you want to lurk Reddit without being tracked, please use Teddit.net, they won't complain about using a mobile browser.

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[–] Tractor7691@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago

Wow... just "Desktop Version" or if that doesn't work quit Reddit. The app is that awful.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago

I stopped using Facebook on mobile and now I only go there occasionally on desktop to read and never post.

Reddit’s getting the same treatment.

[–] tiny_electron@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

This feels like a huge joke lmao

[–] vivek_manjunath@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

This is terrible! I cannot believe that within the span of few months, reddit has not only shot itself in the foot but now effectively is trying to drown.

[–] venuswasaflytrap@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

Man, he's so professional. He gives answers that I'd expect a very experienced PR person to give, yet he's just a single-man operation developer.

[–] Stoneblackdog@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To be fair the mobile browser version was already shit.

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[–] iuseit@iusearchlinux.fyi 6 points 2 years ago

Reddit is officially on a bankruptcy speedrun.

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